General interest

A speck in an endless sea

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A man drifts at sea when his jetski's engines stall. His wife hires a plane to look for him but turns back as darkness falls. The Coast Guard helps in the search for the man. A German freighter sailing from Progreso, Mexico, to Port Everglades, FL, eventually rescues the man.

Child lost in the desert

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The two-year old Derrek Clay was lost in Arizona's vast desert for more than three days. About 500 searchers failed to find him until search and rescue volunteer Nancy Hachmeister and her dog Kallie combed the desert and found the dehydrated and boy hidden behind the bushes.

Not a moment to spare

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Eleven school children were rescued by Wayne Barrett and Richard Childs on Mar 6, 1996 from a school bus of Winn Elementary School in Michigan trapped by live electrical wires. The rescuers were given an award for their heroism.